Man trapped under machine, now freed in Queenstown

Placemakers hiab topples on construction site at Highview Terrace. Photo / Tracey Roxburgh via ODT

Emergency services responded to reports of a man trapped under a machine in Queenstown.

Police were called at 2.33pm to a man trapped between machinery and concrete at Highview Terrace.

A Placemakers hiab had toppled at a construction site.

It's thought the man has now been freed.